 Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: India Post is celebrating National Postal Week throughout the country, which was commenced on October 9 and would be culminated on October 15, it was disclosed by CPMG J&K Chandra Prakash, here today.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, the CPMG said the first day was celebrated as World Post Day as Universal Postal Union was set up on this day in 1874 to facilitate movement of mails among the countries of the world.
He extended best wishes to the public of J&K and the staff of Post Offices in J&K.
"Post Office has been providing mail services like letters, post cards, inland letters, registered letters, parcels and related services and also facilities of Post Office savings bank and money transfer and money orders and postal orders. During last 25 years Post Office has started a number of new customer friendly services like Speed Post, Business Post, Express Parcel, Business Parcel, e-Post, e-Payment, Electronic Money Order, Instant Money Orders Services and International Money Order Services which are being used widely by the public", he said.
He further said, "India Post has inducted latest technology in Post Office. Now almost all the services like booking mail articles, Speed Post, Parcels, Money Orders, PO Savings Bank etc. are being provided through computer operations and track and trace services have been made available for mail services."
The CPMG said that all Head Post offices and Sub Post Offices have been computerized. "Branch Post Offices of rural areas are also being computerized within next one year. Core Banking Services and ATM facilities are to be started in major Post Offices within six months", he added. |
